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MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mr. James F. Crain, Chairperson, Gloucester
Dr. Raquel Bauman, Vice Chairperson, Holden

Mr. John J. Gould, Boston

Mr. William K. Irwin, Jr., Wilmington

Mr. Joseph E. Killory, Sandwich

Dr. Anne S. Lark in, Bedford

Dr. Richard R. Rowe, Belmont

Mr. Jonathan D. Silverman, Worcester

Ms. Theodora Sylvester, Springfield

Mrs. Frances M. Turner, South Egremont

Dr. Joan Wallace-Benjamin, Boston

Mr. Frederick A. Wang, Needham

Harold Raynolds, Jr., Commissioner of Education, Secretary

Randolph W. Bromery, Chancellor, Board of Regents, Ex Officio

Mary-Beth Fafard, Associate Commissioner
Division of Special Education

Richard F. Knox, Director
Bureau of Institutional Schools

Developed under the direction of

Nina Talalay Callahan, Educational Specialist III

The Massachusetts Department Of Education Insures Equal Employment/Educational
Opportunities/Affirmative Action Regardless Of Race, Color, Creed, National
Origin Or Sex, In Compliance With Title VI And Title IX, Or Handicap, In
Compliance With Section 504.

July, 1990

Dear Colleague,

The Department of Education, through the Bureau of Institutional Schools
(B.I.S.), has developed this Program and Resource Guide to outline Special
Education programs that provide direct service to over 750 students with
special needs residing in the Department of Mental Retardation, Mental Health,
Public Health, Youth Services and the County House of Correction facilities
statewide. Our hope is that the information contained in this manual will be
useful in enabling you to improve and expand Special Education Services to all
of the students with special needs for whom you are responsible.

As you read through this manual, you will notice that it is written for
two purposes :

1. to outline existing B.I.S. Special Education Programs within each
of its three districts and;

2. to highlight B.I.S. resources available to teachers, local
education agencies, Department of Education regional offices,
parents, advocacy groups, and regional offices of the state
agencies mentioned above.

It is our sincere hope that this manual will serve as a resource for you
to pursue our collective goals which focus on providing quality Special
Education Services to all students with special needs throughout the state.

Sincerely,

Beth Faf^Wd
;ociate Commissioner
Division of Special Education

Richard F. Knox, Director •
Bureau of Institutional Schools

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bureau of Institutional Schools (B.I.S.) Resource Services

B.I .S. Overview Page 1

Greater Boston District Page 13

Greater Central District Page 25

South District Page 37

THE BUREAU OF INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOLS

OVERVIEW

The Bureau of Institutional Schools, under the Division of Special Education,
was created in 1974 by the Massachusetts Legislature under Chapter 766, to
provide or arrange for the provision of special education services to children
who reside in institutions administered by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH), Department of Mental Retardation (DMR), Department of Public Health
(DPH), and the Department of Youth Services (DYS). In addition, due to a
preliminary injunction granted under a Federal Court Order, the Bureau is
responsible for the provision of special education services to inmates
sentenced to County Houses of Correction. The Bureau is mandated to insure
that all resident children receive an equal education opportunity consistent
with Public Law 94-142.

Prior to the enactment of Chapter 766, students in state institutions were
considered the sole responsibility of the particular institution or agency.
Since the law went into effect, the Department of Education has assumed the
responsibility for all or part of the day educational services that these
students receive while residing at the institution. While the Bureau's
primary responsibility is to provide day education programming, it also works
closely with those responsible agencies to provide services to meet the total
needs of the child.

Since its inception, the Bureau has been providing or arranging for the
provision of special education services to school age children residing in
state institutions and facilities. These programs have been staffed by a
combination of state and contracted employees, -oate employees include
District Managers, principals, supervisors, secretarial support and direct
care teachers, vocational staff, and Developmental Day Care
Specialists. Contracted employees include teachers, therapists, vocational
counselors and diagnosticians. These staff provide services to over seven
hundred and fifty special needs students per day.

The Bureau is required, under M.G.L. Chapter 71B Section 12 to "... establish
and maintain a School Department for school-age children in each institution
under the control of the Departments of Mental Health, Public Health and Youth
Services ..." The Bureau is responsible for the appropriation provided by the
state legislature for the provision of special education services. In
addition to direct service, the Bureau as part of its mandate to establish and
maintain a School Department, provides related services in the form of
Evaluation Team Liaisons, Diagnosticians, Vocational Counselors, Curriculum
Developers, specialists in the areas of Occupational, Physical and Speech
Therapy, Bilingual Teachers, Adaptive Equipment Designers, etc.

The mission statement for the Bureau has been a global statement of the
Bureau's responsibility in accordance with Chapter 766:

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1. Insure that each child residing in these facilities
receives education according to an individual education
plan (I.E.P.).

2. Insure that all students educated by the Bureau shall
receive these services in the most appropriate, least
restrictive environment.

In order to realize the mission statement and fulfill its obligations under
Chapter 766 and Public Law 9^-1^2, the Bureau is organized into three (3)
separate districts which cover the entire Commonwealth. Each district,
administered by a District Manager, is responsible for establishing policies
and procedures which ensure the implementation of the Bureau's mission
statement. These, in turn become translated into the provision of direct
program services.

A description of the program categories of state agencies and of the direct
service programs of the Bureau is contained in the following sections.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION (DMR)

State Schools and Regional Centers

Population Served:

Students between the ages of 3 and 22 who reside in DMR state schools and
regional centers, range from profoundly and severely disabled to moderately
disabled. The majority of students have multiple handicaps including mental,
physical, and medical disabilities.

Many of these students have on-going medical concerns which must be taken into
consideration in their daily educational program.

Program Structure:

Students receive special education services in both facility-based and
community program locations in an interdisciplinary fashion with an emphasis
on normalization. These programs are developed based upon student needs as
identified in their Individual Education Plans. These students require
intense special education services in the areas of cognitive, affective, and
motor skill acquisition in addition to therapeutic intervention.

The curriculum includes instruction in the following skill areas: activities
of daily living, mobility, communication, fine motor, gross motor, physical
education, social and leisure, community utilization skills and pre-vocational
skills.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (DMH)

Intensive Residential Treatment (IRTP) and Acute Programs

Population Served:

On July 26, 1984 the Governor of Massachusetts signed into effect Executive
Order 244. The intent of the order, now law, is to provide appropriate living
arrangements for adolescents under the age of nineteen (19) years separate
from adult mental health units. The Bureau, through state and contracted
resources, will provide the special education services for these adolescents
who are admitted without a high school diploma or its equivalent. Programming
occurs within the context of the therapeutic milieu established by the
Department of Mental Health.

In addition, the Bureau is required to provide special education services zo
the adolescents over the age of nineteen (19) but under the age of twenty- two
(22) who are admitted to adult psychiatric units. These students also must be
without a high school diploma or its equivalent. The admission of eligible
adolescents to the adult units is sporadic.

These adolescents are those emotionally disturbed students who are both long
term chronic and short term acute admissions. All adolescent units are
operated by the Department of Mental Health.

Program Structure:

Each proposed program reflects the capacity to provide direct educational
services to the students through a variety of structured activities, as soon
as they are able and/or willing to participate. As much as possible, the
programs strive toward enabling students to receive academic credit while in
the program. Therefore, the programs are responsible for encouraging positive
relationships with each student's Local Education Agency regarding various
aspects of evaluation, placement, development of alternative programming,
vocational programming, etc.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (con't)

The Gaebler School Special Education Program

Population Served:

Gaebler School is located at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Gaebler Children's Center in Waltham, Massachusetts. The associated school to
this free standing publicly supported facility manages, treats, and educates
those children who are psychiatrically ill within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. The children served require comprehensive psycho-educational
services that are provided for short term as well as for extended periods of
time. Despite the comparative wealth of community based services in the
Commonwealth, the Gaebler Center is able to serve only a small portion of the
urgent referrals received annually.

Sources of enrollment include court admissions to the Gaebler Center for
psychiatric evaluation, and voluntary admissions from families, public and
private agencies.

All of the aforementioned student populations are enrolled in the Gaebler
School. There is an average daily attendance (ADA) of 57 children on any
given school day. Students at Gaebler range in age from five (5) to sixteen
(16) years.

Program Structure:

The major purpose of the Gaebler School is to insure the availability and the
delivery of free and appropriate public education to the students enrolled
consistent with Federal (P.L. 94-142) and State (Chapter 766) mandates.
Within such a context, the mission of the School can he stated as follows:
(1) To assess and effectively educate (Department o: ' Education) and treat
(Department of Mental Health) those children who either cannot be safely
contained in otherwise adequate educational and/or clinical settings or who
cannot receive appropriate educational and/or clinical services in other
secure settings; (2) To serve as the continuous liaison with public schools
and other public and private agencies to allow the return to home or to other
less restrictive settings of every student as soon as this becomes compatible
with the child's continued safe rehabilitation, education and treatment. The
school seeks to implement the principle of Least Restrictive Environment by
providing quality education and related services for the student while
insuring their personal and psychological safety. Finally, the Gaebler School
prepares external environments (public and private schools, families and other
agencies) to receive students and provide for the continuity of care and
education.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH)

Massachusetts Hospital School Special Education Program

Population Served:

Massachusetts Hospital School (MHS) was established by a legislative act in
1904 to provide services to physically handicapped children throughout the
state. Today the Hospital School is jointly funded and administered by the
Department of Public Health and the Department of Education, Bureau of
Institutional Schools. Physically disabled children under 22 years of age and
residing in Massachusetts are eligible to apply for admission upon referral by
a physician.

Program Structure:

MHS provides a full range of hospital and educational programs to physically
disabled students under the age of 22. All students at the Hospital School
are eligible for services under Chapter 766 and Public Law 94-142. Medical,
nursing, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, recreational, and
social services are provided by the Department of Public Health. Special
education and related services are provided by the Department of Education,
Bureau of Institutional Schools. Both residential and day students attend the
Bureau of Institutional Schools' program at the Brayton School. MHS is
accredited by both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)
and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

The Lakeville Rehabilitation Center

Population Served:

Students between the ages of 3 and 22 years residing at the Lakeville
Rehabilitation Center receive educational services from the Bureau of
Institutional Schools. These students are severely physically handicapped and
may be residents on a short or long term basis.

Program Structure:

The Bureau of Institutional Schools provides special education services
designed to address the diverse intellectual, emotional, and physical needs of
the center's population. All services are provided in accordance with the
student's Individual Education Plan. Curriculum areas can include:
activities of daily living, fine motor, gross motor, communication, physical
therapy, occupational therapy and socialization, as well as other specified
academic areas.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (con't)

Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program at Rutland State Hospital

Y.E.S. Program: Youth Experiencing Sobriety

Population Served:

Students who reside in this facility have a history of substance abuse,
alcohol, and/or drug involvement. The age range for this program is between
10-22 years. All students are residents of the facility and are placed in the
program by the Department of Public Health for a minimum of ninety (90)
days. Students may exhibit any one or a combination of the following
characteristics: learning problems, emotional disturbance, acting out
behavior, or self-destructive behavior.

Program Structure:

The Bureau of Institutional Schools provides a day program to address the
special education needs of approximately ten (10) students enrolled at the
facility. The educational portion of the program must be coordinated closely
with the goals and objectives of the residential staff. Remedial academics,
socialization, physical education, as well as vocational training are
necessary program components.

DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (DYS)

Special Education Components

Population Served:

The Bureau of Institutional Schools is responsible under Chapter 7 of the 766
Regulations and in accordance with the FY 1986 Interagency Agreement to
provide Special Education to youths identified as requiring special education
in secure DYS facilities. The Bureau provides special education staff to
implement services within the context of the educational program provided by
the Department of Youth Services. The special education staff work in
conjunction with DYS education program staff to provide educational services.

Secure Treatment:

Secure treatment units are intended to be long-term facilities which house
youth committed to the Department of Youth Services. Through an evaluation
process, youths in secure treatment units have been determined to be
inappropriate candidates for community programs. In order to be placed in a
secure treatment program, youths must exhibit or have a history of behaviors
classified by DYS as violent or abusive and be considered a risk for less
restrictive placement at the time of adjudication. The average length of stay
at a secure treatment unit ranges from six (6) months to ( 1 ) one year.

Both the Department of Youth Services and the Bureau of Institutional Schools
are committed to the appropriate movement of such youth to less restrictive
settings. Teachers in Secure Treatment Programs must work closely with DYS
staff to facilitate this movement by assuring that youth are adequately
prepared. This often involves a curriculum emphasis on vocational, career,
and survival skills.

Secure Detention:

Secure Detention units are intended to be short-term facilities to house youth
who are awaiting adjudication by the courts. These youth have not been
committed to DYS but remain under the jurisdiction of the courts pending
disposition of their cases. In some cases, youth committed to DYS and
awaiting placement in Secure Treatment may be held in Secure Detention until
treatment space becomes available. Because of the short-term nature of these
units, the secure detention facilities are characterized by a frequent
turnover in population. Students often exhibit one or more of the following
characteristics: moderate to severe behavior problems, history of school
failure and learning problems and/or disabilities. The average length of stay
in secure detention units ranges from one (1) to forty-five (45) days; in some
cases a special provision may permit an additional forty-five (45) days.

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DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (con ' t )

Limited Secure Facilities:

Limited Secure Facilities are short-term units where youth are usually
detained for less than forty-five (45) days. These facilities are staff
secure. Youth ages range from twelve (12) to seventeen (17) years old and are
detained for less violent offenses. Community resources are accessed for
these youth on a consistent basis.

Program Structure:

It has been recognized that DYS youth generally respond best in a highly
structured situation. This setting should have a calming and relaxing effect
on students numbering not more than four (4) to six (6) per classroom. A
tutoring format should be part of the educational structure. Ideally, all
teachers should have a strong behavioral and diagnostic/prescriptive
background. General program goals include the following:

1 . To continue development of education program standards through the
development of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each youth with
special needs, upon diagnostic testing and joint input into the Team
Evaluation process. This should be accomplished in cooperation with
the appropriate LEA and DYS education services staff.

2. To utilize all efforts to stimulate the youth educationally with
current curriculum and all appropriate materials.

3. To use positive behavior management to increase appropriate behavior
through learning new skills.

4. To integrate BIS educational services with all other unit programs.

The program staff are to assist in the development of IEPs. The staff is
responsible for the delivery of diagnostic assessments, and for the provision
of informal assessments for the purposes of developing IEP's. The program
staff may be responsible for any formal assessment which may be required for
the IEPs. Program staff may be required to attend TEAM meetings.

COUNTY HOUSES OF CORRECTION (CHC)

Special Education Programs

Population Served:

The County Houses of Correction are short-term secure facilities that house
inmates sentenced for up to two and a half (2 1/2) years and inmates awaiting
trial on charges. The facilities are under the auspices of both a Sheriff and
the County Commissioners (or other governing body in accordance with the
particular county).

The Bureau of Institutional Schools through a Preliminary Injunction granted
in 1981 by the United States District Court as well as individual site
agreements with the County Houses of Correction is responsible for the
provision of special education to any inmate ages 17-22 without a high school
diploma identified as requiring special education in each of the CHC
facilities. The Bureau funds certified special education teachers to
implement services as outlined in an Individual Education Plan.

An inmate is considered eligible for services under the preliminary injunction
if he or she is sentenced to a County House of Correction, is age seventeen
through twenty-two (17-22) without a high school diploma and has an IEP which
outlines the services which cannot be provided through regular education, GED,
Adult Basic Education, or Chapter I/Title I. A further clarification to
eligibility may be set by the Classification Board in each of the County
Houses of Correction (i.e. restriction of inmate involvement in any type of
program). This does not necessarily preclude services, however, if an inmate
is restricted to his cell, the services and location must be negotiated with
the appropriate County House of Correction staff on a case by case basis.

Program Structure:

Service delivery has varied in each County House, but the primary mode has

been individual instruction within the context of a large group. This has

allowed the County Houses to serve the maximum number of eligible inmates.

The only inmates who are eligible are those with valid educational plans or
those referred for TEAM Evaluation to their local school systems.

BIS provides special education through both state (Institutional School
Teachers) or vendor (07) contracted teachers. The CHC is responsible for all
other types of educational services or programs available to inmates.

Within the provision of special education services BIS performs the following
functions:

1. student screening including assessment/evaluation in academic areas.

2. responsibility for and participation in the 766 referral process in
conjunction with the Local Education Agency.

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COUNTY HOUSES OF CORRECTION (con't)

3. provision of Special Education services for identified SPED students.

All eligible youth are to be properly referred for TEAM evaluations. The
Program Supervisor in coordination with the Special Education Teacher, BIS
ETL, and the appropriate County House of Correction staff should take an
active role in establishing relationships with LEAs, parent/guardians and
other concerned agencies regarding evaluations, placements, development of
program alternatives, referrals, etc.

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for the coordination and
development of the Individual Education Plans (IEP). The plans are developed
for the period of incarceration. The degree of LEA participation is directly
dictated by the County House's ability to provide all necessary assessments
for the Individual Education Plan. An LEA must be involved in the re-
evaluation and placement process prior to an inmate's release.

The Program Staff are to assist in the development of IEPs. The staff is
responsible for the delivery of diagnostic assessments for the purposes of
developing IEPs. The Program Staff may be responsible for any formal
assessment which may be required for the IEPs. Program Staff are required to
attend TEAM meetings.

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BUREAU OF INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOLS

RESOURCE SERVICES

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Greater Boston District

DeDartment of Mental Retardation (DMR)
Walter E. Fernald State School

Development Enrichment Program-Greene Unit, Waltham, MA
Hogan Regional Center

Developmental Enrichment Program, Hathorne,MA
Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative(GLEC)-

Basic Skills/Pre-Vocational Program, Topsfield, MA

Department of Mental Health (DMH)

Winthrop Hospital Adolescent Acute Program, Winthrop Hospital MA

Somerville Hospital Adolescent Acute Program, Somerville, MA

Centerpoint Intensive Residential Treatment Program (IRTP), Hathorne, MA

Gaebler Children's Center, Waltham, MA

Germaine Lawrence Intensive Residential Treatment Program (IRTP), Marlboro, Ma

Department of Youth Services (DYS)

Cameron House Shelter Care Program, Somerville, MA

Mentor Shelter Care Program, Somerville, MA

Northeast Family Institute Limited Secure Program, Middleton, MA

Rotenberg Girls Secure Treatment Program, Chelmsford, MA

Littleton Girls Secure Treatment Program, Littleton, MA

Pelletier Girls Secure Detention, Marlboro, MA

Grafton/Ledgewood Secure Treatment Program, Grafton, MA

County Houses of Correction (CHC)

Middlesex County House of Correction, Billerica, MA

Lawrence County House of Correction, Lawrence, MA

Salem County House of Correction, Salem, MA

Deer Island (Suffolk County) House of Correction, Winthrop, MA

Worcester County House of Correction, West Boylston, MA

BIS CONTACT FOR ALL PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER BOSTON DISTRICT

James J. Rourke, District Manager

Bureau of Institutional Schools

Department of Education

341 Mt. Auburn Street

Watertown, MA 02172 (617) 727-0500

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Developmental Enrichment Program

LOCATION

Greene Unit
Fernald State School
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA

POPULATION

Children 19-22 years of age with multiple
handicaps including mental, physical and
medical disabilities.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of
Mental Retardation (DMR).

TYPE OF PROGRAM

This program provides special education
services to multiply-handicapped students
who live at Fernald State School. The
program provides a wide range of skill
training from Fundamental Responding Skills
level through pre- vocational level with an
overall goal of developing as much
independence as a specific child's physical
limitations will allow. The curriculum
includes instruction in the following skill
areas: activities of daily living,
mobility, communication, fine motor, gross
motor/adaptive physical education,
social/leisure skills, community utilization
skills and pre-vocational skills. The
program operates year round for 27 hours per
week, 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except Wednesday when the program
closes at 1 :00 p.m.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teacher
Teaching Instructors

Supplementary services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Developmental Enrichment Program

LOCATION

Training Center
Hogan Regional Center
Hathorne, MA

POPULATION

Children between 18-22 years of age with
multiple handicaps including mental,
physical and medical disabilities.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental
Retardation (DMR).

TYPE OF PROGRAM

This program provides special education
services for severely multiply handicapped
students. All of these students reside at
the Hogan Regional Center and are unable to
travel to Community based sites due to
medical restrictions. The curriculum
includes instruction in activities of daily
living, functional motor, communication
skills, leisure, social and community
integration skills. Physical and
occupational therapy is a major component of
this program. The program utilizes one
classroom and operates 28 hours per week,
Monday-Friday, for 210 days during the
fiscal year.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teacher
Teacher Instructors

Supplementary services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Basic Skills/Pre-Vocational Program

LOCATION

Proctor School
60 Main Street
Topsfield, MA 01983

POPULATION

Children between 19-22 years of age with
multiple handicaps including mental and
physical disabilities.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental
Retardation (DMR).

TYPE OF PROGRAM

This program provides special education
services to multiply handicapped students
residing at the Hogan Regional Center. The
program focuses upon activities of daily
living, communication skills, and social
awareness. The program is located in an
integrated public school setting and is
wheelchair accessible. The program operates
28.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, for
210 days during the fiscal year.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers
Teacher Instructors
Registered Nurse

Supplementary services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Adolescent Acute Units

LOCATION

Somerville Hospital
Adolescent Acute Unit
Somerville, MA

Winthrop Hospital
Adolescent Acute Program
Winthrop, MA 02152

POPULATION

Mentally ill male and female adolescents
under the age of 19, in acute psychiatric
crisis for whom treatment in less
restrictive settings has been determined
inappropriate or unavailable.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH).

TYPE OF PROGRAM

TYPE OF STAFFING

The special education program includes
educational evaluation/assessment as well as
direct instruction on a daily basis, 8:30
a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Monday - Friday, year
round. Classes will be held in small groups
with individual instruction available based
on student needs. All students will have an
appropriate educational plan developed while
they are in the program. The educational
staff will work closely with the clinical
staff, DMH area staff ~nd the local school
systems to develop and provide an
appropriate educational program while the
student is in the unit and to assist in the
smooth transition to community. based
programming after discharge.

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Germaine Lawrence School
Intensive Residential Treatment
Program - (IRTP)

LOCATION

Madonna Hall
Marlboro, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill female adolescents under 19
years of age who require a secure, intensive
residential treatment setting.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health.
(DMH)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education services, as part of a
comprehensive and intensive treatment
program, include educational evaluations/
assessments and direct instruction on a
daily basis, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday-
Friday, year round. The program will
provide diagnostic, educational, competency
based life skills training and pre-
vocational services through individual and
small group instruction. All students will
have an Individual Education Plan (IEP)
developed while they are in the program.
The educational staff, in cooperation with
clinical staff, DMH area staff and local
school systems will develop and provide an
appropriate educational program while the
student is in the unit and assist in the
smooth transition to community Dased
programming after discharge.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services provided by
the District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

LOCATION

POPULATION

ADMISSION

TYPE OF PROGRAM

Centerpoint Intensive Residential
Treatment Program (IRTP)

Danvers State Hospital - Bonner Building
Hathorne, MA 01937

Mentally ill male adolescents under 19
years of age who require a secure, intensive
residential treatment setting.

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH).

The special education services, as part of
acomprehensive and intensive treatment
program, include educational evaluations/
assessments and direct instruction on a
daily basis, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday, year round. The program provides
diagnostic, educational, pre-vocational and
competency based life skills development
services through individual and small group
instruction. All students will have an
Individual Education Plan (IEP) developed
while they are in the program. The
educational staff, in cooperation with
clinical staff, DMH area staff and local
school systems will develop and provide an
appropriate educational program while the
student is in the unit and assist in the
smooth transition to community based
programming after discharge.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Supplementary services provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

BIS/DYS

LOCATION

Cameron House Shelter Care Program

Mentor Shelter Care Program

Northeast Family Institute Limited Secure

Program

Rotenberg Secure Treatment Program

Pelletier Girls Secure Detention'

Littleton Girls Secure Treatment Program

Grafton Short Term Secure Treatment Program

POPULATION

Children between 12-17 years of age in the
care and custody of the Department of Youth
Services. (DYS)

ADMISSION

All DYS commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to adolescents in detention and
treatment centers in the Boston District.
The methodology supports the building of
interpersonal skills in addition to concrete
learning experiences. Services include:
diagnostic/educational assessments ,
instruction in basic skills, academic
remediation, career awareness and pre-
vocational training. The program is
operational Monday through Friday,
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. year-round.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

County House of Correction
Education Program

LOCATION

Deer Island House of Correction
Lawrence County House of Correction
Middlesex House of Correction
Salem County House of Correction
Worcester County House of Correction

POPULATION

Youths between 17-22 years of age sentenced
by the courts for a predetermined period not
to exceed 2 1/2 years.

ADMISSION

All CHC commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to eligible inmates in the CHCs in
the Greater Boston District. Services
include diagnostic/educational assessment,
as well as direct instruction in basic
skills, academic remediation, pre GED basic
life and functional academic skills,
perceptional/ behavioral communications
and vocational education. The program
emphasizes preparations for future
education, vocational and employment
training programs or placements of a less
restrictive nature. The program is
operational for 220 davs during the year.

•STAFFING:

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

The BIS Special Education Program at the
Gaebler Children's Center

LOCATION

475 Trapelo Road
Waltham, Ma 02154
(617) 899-0800

POPULATION

ADMISSION

Chronically mentally-ill children between
6-16 years of age who exhibit serious limit-
setting deficits and require intensive
clinical intervention for a short term or
extended period of time.

The Gaebler Children's Center consists of
four (4) discrete functional units of
fifteen (15) beds each. Two (2) of these
units serve latency aged students (5-12
years of age) and two (2) units serve young
adolescents (12-16 years of age). The units
are further divided into two (2) acute care
units and two (2) extended care units.
Admission is through the Department of
Mental Health system. The Bureau of
Institutional Schools serves all children
and adolescents admitted by the Department
of Mental Health.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The BIS program provides special education
services to students with severe adaptive
disturbances. The goal is to foster growth
in academic, social and emotional competence
by providing structure, limits and
consistency for individual students.
Minimum required subjects for all students,
depending upon grade level, include:
English, Math, Science, Social Studies and
Physical Education. Other subject areas
include vocational instruction, structured
socialization, and computer assisted
instruction. Classes are generally small in
size with individual instruction.

The BIS Program maintains two program
sites. The main campus is located at the
Gaebler Center and a satelite campus is
located at the Lawrence Building, directly
across the street. A student can attend
classes at the Lawrence Building when the
DMH determines that he/she is able to assume
responsibility for self-directed study,
achievement of independence and personal
self-management in a less restrictive
environment.

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The basic instructional units at the two
program sites include:

Gaebler Elementary - located at the Gaebler
Campus and serving 12-15 students at anytime
who demonstrate a need for greater attention
to limit-setting issues.

Gaebler Jr. High - located at the Gaebler
Campus and serving 12-15 Jr. High level
students at anytime whose limit setting
ability constrains their ability to function
in a less restrictive environment.

Hi-Interest Class - located at the Gaebler
Campus, this is a self-contained classroom
serving 5-7 children at any one time. These
children require extensive academic
attention and close supervision.

Lawrence Extension Elementary - located at
the off campus facility known as the
Lawrence School. 12-15 elementary students
spend the major portion of the school day at
this location and may receive support
services there.

Lawrence Extension Jr. High - located at the
off campus facility know as the Lawrence
School. 12-15 Jr. High level students spend
a major portion of the school day at this
site with selected support services provided
at the main campus.

The BIS Programs at 'Lhe Gaebler School
operate a 180 day school year and a 40 day
summer program, for a total of 220 days per
year.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers
Teaching Instructors

Supplementary services provided by
Greater Boston District Resource Team.

the

PROGRAM CONTACT PERSON

Edward A. Mitton, Ed. D, Principal

Department of Education

Bureau of Institutional Schools

Gaebler Center

475 Trapelo Road

Waltham, MA 02154

(617) 899-0800

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Greater Boston District Resource Services

LOCATION

TYPE OF PROGRAM

341 Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown, MA 02172

Resource Team - The Resource Team services
include consultation, in-service training,
program evaluation and direct service
delivery to students to promote optimal
educational growth and development. Direct
services are provided in speech, physical
and occupational therapy. Additional
consultation is available in the areas of
curriculum development, vocational training,
peripathology , adaptive physical education,
adaptive design, and diagnostic
testing.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Speech/Language Pathologist
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist
Behavioral Consultant
Vocational Counselor
Diagnostician

Evaluation Team Liaisons - The "E.T.L." is
responsible for arranging Team Evaluation
meetings with local education agencies and
interfacing with other appropriate agencies
(such as DMH, DYS, DPH) on behalf of BIS
students. They are also responsible for
monitoring development through quarterly
reporting and delivery of educational plans
and services. The E.T.L. identifies
appropriate educational placements for
discharge planning and provides educational
follow-up for up to one year after
discharge. Discharge reports and follow-up
summaries are completed on all discharged
youth.

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Greater Central District

Department of Mental Retardation(DMR)
Glavin Regional Center - Shrewsbury, MA
Monson Developmental Center - Palmer, MA

Department of Mental Health (DMH)

West Lake Academy (Grafton) - (I.R.T.P.) - Grafton, MA

Seven Hills (Worcester I.R.T.P.) - Worcester, MA

UMass Westboro Diagnostic/ Acute Unit - Westboro, MA

UMass Specialized Acute Adolescent Treatment Unit - Westboro, MA

Department of Public Health (DPH)
Y.E.S. Adolescent Program - Rutland, MA

Department of Youth Services (DYS)

Worcester Secure Treatment Unit - Worcester, MA

Worcester Hale Limited Secure Unit - Worcester, MA

RFK/Westboro Secure Treatment Unit - Westboro, MA

Westboro Secure Detention Unit - Westboro, MA

Butler Center Secure Treatment Unit - Westboro, MA

Westfield Secure Detention Program - Westfield, MA

Center for Human Development Alternative Detention Program

Springfield, Ma
Western Youth Service Center (Robert F. Kennedy Action Corps.)
Springfield, MA

Coolidge School

Delaney School

Springfield Evaluation Unit

County Houses of Corrections (CHC)

Hampden County House of Correction - Springfield, MA
Hampshire County House of Correction - Northampton, MA
Franklin County House of Correction - Greenfield, MA
Berkshire County House of Correction - Pittsfield, MA

BIS CONTACT FOR ALL PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER CENTRAL DISTRICT

Margaret Foran-Collins

District Manager

Bureau of Institutional Schools

Department of Education

Box 1320

Westboro, MA 01581

(508) 366-1353

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Functional Skills Program

LOCATION

Glavin Regional Center
214 Lake Street
Shrewsbury, MA

POPULATION

Children between 12-22 years of age with
multiple handicaps including severe and
profound retardation, mental, physical and
medical disabilities.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental
RetardationHealth (DMR)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

This program provides special education
services to multiply-handicapped students
from the local areas, as well as stuaents
who reside at Glavin Regional Center. The
services include a wide range of skills
training, from basic skills level through
pre-vocational level with an overall goal of
developing as much independence as a
specific child's potential will allow. The
curriculum includes instruction in the
following skill areas: activities of daily
living, mobility, communication, fine motor,
gross motor/physical education, social/
leisure skills, community utilization skills
and pre-vocational skills. The program
operates year round from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Wednesdays when the program closes at 12:30
p.m.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teacher

Supplementary Services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Resource Skill Area II

LOCATION

Population

ADMISSION

TYPE OF PROGRAM

Monson Developmental Center
Palmer, MA

Students between 20-22 years of age

with multiple handicaps including mental,

physical, and medical disabilities.

Referred by the Department of Mental
Retardation (DMR).

This program is facility based and provides
special education services to severely
handicapped students. The program provides
a wide range of skill training from
fundamental responding skills level through
basic skills level with an overall goal of
developing as much independence as
possible. In addition, this program
provides community experience opportunities
for students on a regular basis. The
program is operational for 180 school days
with a 40 day summer component.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teacher

Supplementary services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

West Lake Academy/Grafton
Intensive Residential Treatment
(IRTP)

Program

LOCATION

Institution Road
Grafton, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill male and female adolescents
under 19 years of age who require a secure,
intensive residential treatment setting.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education services, as part of a
comprehensive and intensive treatment
program, include educational evaluations/
assessments and direct instruction on a
daily basis, 8:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m., Monday-
Friday, year round. The program provides
diagnostic, educational, pre-vocational and
competency based life skills development
services through individual and small group
instruction. All students will have an
Individual Education Plan (IEP) developed
while they are in the program. The
educational staff, in cooperation with
clinical staff, DMH area staff and local
school systems will develop and provide an
appropriate educational program while the
student is in the unit and assist in the
smooth transition to community based
programming after discharge.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary Services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Seven Hills/Worcester Intensive
Residential Treatment Program (IRTP)

LOCATION

Worcester State Hospital
Worcester, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill male adolescents under 19 years
of age who require a secure, intensive,
residential treatment setting.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education services, as part
of a comprehensive and intensive treatment
program, include educational evaluations/
assessments and direct instruction on a
daily basis, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday -
Friday, year round. The program provides
diagnostic, educational, pre-vocational and
competency based life skills development
services through individual and small group
instruction. All students will have an
Individual Education Plan (IEP) developed
while they are in the program. The
educational staff, in cooperation with
clinical staff, DMH area staff and local
school systems will develop and provide an
appropriate educational program while the
student is in the unit and assist in the
smooth transition to community based
programming after discharge.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary Services
District Resource Team

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

UMass Westboro Diagnostic/Acute
Unit

LOCATION

Westboro State Hospital
Westboro, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill male and female adolescents
under 19 years of age in acute psychiatric
crisis for whom treatment in less
restrictive settings has been determined in-
appropriate or unavailable.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education program includes
educational evaluations/assessments as well
as direct instruction on a daily basis,
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, year
round. The program provides diagnostic,
educational, and competency based life
skills development and services through
individual and small group instruction. The
emphasis will be on diagnostic and
assessment services.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary Services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

UMass Westboro Specialized Acute
Adolescent Treatment Unit

LOCATION

Westboro State Hospital
Westboro, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill male and female adolescents
under 19 years of age in continuing acute
psychiatric crisis for whom treatment in
less restrictive settings has been
determined in appropriate or unavailable.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH)

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education program includes
educational evaluations assessments as well
as direct instruction on a daily basis, 8:30
a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, year
round. The program provides diagnostic,
educational, and competency based life
skills development and services through
individual and small group instruction. The
emphasis will be on diagnostic and
assessment services, as well as academics,
life skills, and pre-vocational areas.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary Services provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Y.E.S. Program

(Youth Experiencing Sobriety Program)

LOCATION

Rutland Heights Hospital
Rutland, MA

POPULATION

Adolescents under the age of 22

ADMISSION

Referral from a variety of agencies
including LEA's, Department of Mental
Health, Department of Public Health, Court
and Private Referrals.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

Located at the Rutland Heights Hospital
the Youth Experiencing Sobriety (Y.E.S.)
Program is an intensive ninety day program,
which holds as its main objective the re-
education of youthful substance abusers.
Academic instruction is an integral part of
the Y.E.S. Program. All students
participate in an individualized educational
program which combines drug and alcohol
education in decision making and coping
presented in a life skills
The Competency Based Curriculum is
to combine learning traditional
with functional skills. The
underlying theory to this plan is that as
the student becomes more proficient in
functional skills, they will be able to run
their lives with more competence and
confidence. When this is accomplished, they
will have also acquired the decision making
and coping skills which enable them to live
a drug/alcohol-free life.

skills,
context,
utilized
academics

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teacher

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Butler Treatment Center

LOCATION

Westboro State Hospital
Sharp Building
Westboro, MA

POPULATION

Male adolescents between 12-22 years of age
who exhibit serious emotional disturbances
and require intensive clinical intervention.

ADMISSION

All DYS commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides Special Education
services in a highly structured setting to
committed youths with serious emotional
problems. The philosophy of the educational
component supports intensive academic
services provided in tandem with clinical,
residential and medical services to meet the
total treatment needs of the adolescent.
The services include diagnostic/academic
assessments, instruction in basic skills,
academic remediation and pre-vocational
training. The program is operational year
round Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. with the exception of Wednesday
when the program closes at 12:00 noon.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary Service!
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

BIS/DYS

LOCATION

Westboro Secure Treatment Program
Westboro Secure Detention Program
Worcester Secure Treatment Program
RFK Westboro Secure Treatment Program
Worcester Hale Limited Secure Program
Center for Human Development Alternative

Detention Program
Center for Human Development/Holyoke House
Westfield Secure Detention Center
Western Youth Service Center (Robert F.
Kennedy Action Corps.)

Coolidge School

Delaney School

Springfield Evaluation Unit

POPULATION

Children between 12-17 years of age in the
care and custody of the Department of Youth
Services.

ADMISSION

All DYS commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to adolescents in detention and
treatment centers in the Greater Central
District. The methodology supports the
building of interpersonal skills in addition
to concrete learning experiences. Services
include diagnostic/educational assessments,
instruction in basic skills, academic
remediation, career awareness and pre-
vocational training. The program is
operational Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m. year-round.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

County House of Correction Special
Education Program

LOCATION

Berkshire County House of Correction
Franklin County House of Correction
Hampshire County House of Correction
Hampden County House of Correction

POPULATION

Youths between 17-22 years of age sentenced
by the courts for a predetermined period not
to exceed 2 years.

ADMISSION

All CHC commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to eligible inmates in the CHCs in
the Greater Central District. Services
include diagnostic/educational assessment,
as well as direct instruction in basic
skills, academic remediation, pre-GED and
functional academic skills. The program
stresses building competency based life
skills for re-entry into the community. The
program is operational fcr 220 days during
the year.

STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplementary services^
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Greater Central District Resource Services

LOCATION

Sharp Building
Westboro State Hospital
Westboro, MA

Western Youth Service Center
280 Tinkham Road
Springfield, MA

TYPE OF PROGRAM

Resource Team - The Resource Team services
includes consultation, in-service training,
program evaluation and direct service
delivery to students to promote optimal
educational growth and development. Direct
services are provided in psychology, speech,
physical and occupational therapy.
Additional consultation is available in the
areas of curriculum development, vocational
training, bilingual/spanish education and
stress management.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Speech/Language Pathologist
Diagnostician
Vocational Teacher
Vocational Coordinator
Bilingual Consultant

Evaluation Team Liaisons - The "E.T.L." is

responsible for arranging Team Evaluation
meetings with local education agencies and
interfacing with other appropriate agencies
(such as DMH, DYS, DPH) on behalf of BIS
students. They are also responsible for
monitoring development through quarterly
reporting and delivery of educational plans
and services. The ETL identifies
appropriate educational placements for
discharge planning and provides educational
follow-up for up to one year after
discharge. Discharge reports and follow-up
summaries are completed on all discharged
youth.

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South District

Department of Mental Health (DMH)

Taunton State Hospital Adolescent Acute Unit-Taunton, Ma

Department of Public Health (DPH)
Lakeville Hospital-Lakeville, Ma.
Massachusetts Hospital School-Canton, MA

Department of Youth Services (DYS)

Old Colony Y Girls Unit-Brockton, Ma.

Brockton Boys Y Shelter Care. Program-Brockton, Ma.

Brockton Boys Y Diagnostic/Assessment Unit-Brockton, Ma.

Project LEAP-Brewster, Ma.

Challenge Shelter Care Program-Dorchester, MA

Challenge Secure Detention Program-Dorchester, MA

Classification Unit/JRI- Dorchester, MA

Boston Secure Treatment Program-JRI/Roslindale, MA

Judge Connelly Secure Treatment Program-Roslindale, MA

Judge Connelly Detention Program-Roslindale, MA

Charlestown Secure Detention-Roslindale, MA

Hillside Shelter Care Program-Roxbury , MA

County Houses of Correction (CHC)
Barnstable County House of Correction
Bristol/New Bedford County House of Correction
Plymouth County House of Correction
Norfolk County House of Correct ion-Dedham, MA

Adaptive Design Services
Lakeville Hospital, Lakeville, MA
Massachusetts Hospital School, Canton, MA

BIS CONTACT FOR ALL PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTH DISTRICT

Joseph Reilly

District Manager

South District

Bureau of Institutional Schools

Department of Education

Gifford Building

60 Hodges Avenue

Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 823-6369

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Adolescent Acute Unit

LOCATION

Taunton State Hospital

Taunton, MA

POPULATION

Mentally ill male and female adolescents
under the age of 19, in acute psychiatric
crisis for whom treatment in less
restrictive settings has been determined in-
appropriate or unavailable.

ADMISSION

Referred by the Department of Mental Health
(DMH).

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The special education program includes
educational evaluation/assessment as well as
direct instruction and tutoring on a daily
basis, 8:30-3:30, Monday-Friday, year
round. The program provides diagnostic and
educational/vocational services through
individual and small group instruction.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Day Care Developmental Specialists

Supplementary Services
District Resource Team.

provided by the

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Lakeville Hospital School

LOCATION

Lakeville Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Main Street
Route 105
Lakeville, MA 02346

POPULATION

Physically and multiply handicapped
children, post surgical patients.

ADMISSION

Medical admissions and discharges

TYPE OF PROGRAM

Lakeville Hospital School provides special
education services designed to address the
diverse intellectual, emotional, and
physical needs of its student population.
All students are patients of the Lakeville
Hospital Rehabilitation Center, and, as a

group, do not
programmatic
However, all
accordance
Individualized

conform to
category
services
with each
Educational

any one functional

or description.

provided are in

student's

Plan (IEP).
Curriculum areas can include: activities of
daily living, fine motor, gross motor,
physical education, communication, physical
therapy, occupational therapy and
socialization, as well as other specific
academic areas.

The school is located on the third floor of
the Lakeville Rehabilitation Center, and the
entire building is wheelchair accessible.
The school is in operation from 8:30 a.m. -
3:15 p.m., Monday - Friday for 182 days per
year in addition to a 7-8 week summer
component, with a total of 25 student
contact hours per week.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers
Educational Aides

Specialty services in the area of Physical
Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Adaptive
Design Services are provided as needed. •

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Margaret Brayton School at
Massachusetts Hospital School (MHS)

LOCATION

Randolph Street
Canton, MA 02021
(617) 828-2440

POPULATION

Orthopedically and/or neurologically
impaired students between 5-21 years of age;
post surgical patients.

ADMISSION

Medical admissions and discharges

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The Massachusetts Hospital School
provides special education services designed
to address the diverse intellectual,
emotional and physical needs of its student
population. The school utilizes an
individualized holistic approach which
involves the interaction of educational,
medical, recreational, and adaptive living
programs for each student. Classroom
instruction, for grades K through 12, is
integrated with each student's medical,
occupational, and physical and speech
therapies.

The elementary school is ungraded and a
child moves sequentially through the program
based on his individual IEP. The high
school program consists of three conponents;
academic, language based and vocational.

The academic program provides a small number
of students with the traditional high school
subjects. Students from this component of
the program often continue their education
at the collegiate level.

The Language-Based Classroom emphasizes
functional academics through speech/language
communication for severely language impaired
and/or non-speaking students.

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The Vocational Training Program, "Project
Eye" , provides vocational awareness and
training within an educational framework for
students 15-22 years of age. Students are
assessed and trained for potential future
employment. Placement in facility worksites
precedes job placement in community
businesses and industries.

Speech/Language Therapy provides individual
and small group speech therapy for non-
speaking and/or language impaired students.

TYPE OF STAFFING Special Education Teachers

Vocational Trainers
Teacher Aides

High School Academic Teachers
Elementary School Teachers
Speech and Language Therapists

NOTE: The Brayton School at MHS is accredited by

the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges(NEASC). MHS is also accredited by
the Joint Commission of Accreditation of
Hospitals (JCAH).

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NAME OF PROGRAM

Massachusetts Hospital School

Student Independent Living Experience (SILE)

LOCATION

Randolph Street
Canton, MA 02021

POPULATION

Adolescents 16-21 years of age with severe
physical disabilities.

ADMISSION

Program is open to Brayton High School
students at Massachusetts Hospital School.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

A short-term residential program at the
Massachusetts Hospital School designed to
help severely handicapped adolescents to
acquire the confidence and skills to achieve
maximum independence. Stuaencs receive
skills training in self-care, emergency
medical care, nutrition, homemaking,
financial management, transportation, and
community resources. Students
recruit, hire, train, and direct
personal care assistants (PCA's).
SILE provides support and encouragement
through individualized goal-oriented
planning sessions, group and individual
counseling. However, the critical factor in
the success of the program is the student's
"can do" attitude.

utilizing
learn to
their own

TYPE OF STAFFING

Head Counselor/Counselors

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NAME OF PROGRAM

BIS/DYS

LOCATION

Old Colony Y Girls Unit - Brockton

Brockton Boys Y Shelter Care Program

Brockton Boys Y Diagnostic/Assessment Unit

Project LEAP - Brewster

Challenge Secure Detention Program

Challenge Limited Secure Shelter Care

Program

Classification Unit

JRI/Boston Secure Treatment Program

Judge Connelly Secure Detention Program

Judge Connelly Secure Treatment Program

Charlestown Secure Detention

Hillside Shelter Program

POPULATION

Children between 12-17 years of age in the
care and custody of the Department of Youth
Services.

ADMISSION

All DYS commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to adolescents in detention and
treatment centers in the South District.
The methodology supports the building of
interpersonal skills in addition to concrete
learning experiences. Services include:
diagnostic/educational assessments ,
instruction in basic skills, academic
remediation, and career awareness. The
program is operational 220 days during the
year.

TYPE OF STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplemental Services are provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

County House of Correction Special
Education Program

LOCATION

Barnstable County House of Correction
Bristol/New Bedford County House of

Correction
Plymouth County House of Correction
Norfolk County House of Correct ion-(Dedham)

POPULATION

Youths between 17-21 years of age sentenced
by the courts for a predetermined period not
to exceed 2 years.

ADMISSION

All CHC commitments are determined by the
courts.

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The program provides special education
services to eligible inmates in the CHCs in
the South District. Services incluae
diagnostic/educational assessment, as well
as direct instruction in basic skills,
academic remediation, pre-GED basic life and
functional acacemic skills, preceptional/
behavioral communications. The program
emphasizes preparations for future
education, vocational and employment
training programs or placements of a less
restrictive nature. The program is
operational for 220 days.

STAFFING

Special Education Teachers

Supplemental Services are provided by the
District Resource Team.

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NAME OF PROGRAM

LOCATIONS

Adaptive Design Services

Lakeville Hospital
Rehabilitation Center
Main Street
Route 105
Lakeville, MA 02346

Massachusetts Hospital School
3 Randolph Street
Canton, MA 02021

TYPE OF PROGRAM

The Adaptive Design program is an ancillary
service to special education programs.
Barriers to a handicapped student's full
participation in these programs are
minimized or eliminated altogether by way of
custom and specialized apparatus fabricated
by the Adaptive Design Staff. These include
environmental control aids, devices which
enhance independent performance of
educational tasks or activities of daily
living, and active stimulation programming
equipment. In addition, Adaptive Design
offers technical consultation in a number of
areas, including wheelchair adaptation,
environmental accessibility, and other
aspects of rehabilitation technology.

Children and young adults (3 to 21 years of
age) who are eligible for other special
education programming are also elibible for
these services. The Adaptive Design
Services Workshop fabricates only those
devices which are not commercially
available.

The goals of the program are to encourage
the use of adaptive equipment in order to
facilitate the students' normal development
sequence and maximize their functional
independence. An interdisciplinary
evaluation and referral process is
utilized. The team is also available for
consultation and training.

RESOURCE MATERIALS

Adaptive Design Service Project Manual for
Project Replication Adaptive Design:
"Making It Better" (videotape).

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These resources are available for general
use. The videotape discusses the advantages
of customized devices, while the manual
delineates space, equipment and materials
necessary for starting an adaptive equipment
program.

STAFFING

The Adaptive Design Services staff is a team
of professionals with backgrounds in
rehabilitation, engineering, design and
special education.

TO ACCESS SERVICES

Contact Brian
the referral
consultative
materials.

Maurer for information on
and fabrication process,
services and resource

(508) 947-1231 ext.652

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NAME OF PROGRAM

South District Resource Team

LOCATION

TYPE OF PROGRAM

TYPE OF STAFFING

Gifford Building
Taunton State Hospital
Taunton, MA

RESOURCE TEAM - The Resource Team services
includes consultation, in-service training,
program evaluation and direct service
delivery to students to promote optimal
educational growth and development. Direct
services are provided in speech, physical
and occupational therapy. Additional
consultation is available in the areas of
curriculum development, vocational training,
bilingual/spanish education and stress
management.

Speech/Language Pathologist
Diagnostician
Vocational Teacher
Vocational Coordinator

Evaluation Team Liaisons -

The "E.T.L." is
Team Evaluation

responsible for arranging
meetings with local education agencies and
interfacing with other appropriate agencies
(such as DMH, DYS, DPH) on behalf of BIS
students. They are also responsible for
monitoring the development through quarterly
reporting and delivery of educational plans
and services. The E.T.L. identifies
appropriate educational placements for
discharge planning and provides educationall
follow-up for up to one year after
discharge. Discharge -'eports and follow-up
summaries are completed on all discharged
youth.

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